Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-04-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,
MONDAY. APRIL 4.

,rondav evening and after listening to
mort of the chief clerk showing the
stapdiur of business up to date, con
,rrrad in the following bills; To amend
ssctiou 2, of chapter +64 of the laws o.
1sS5. entitled, IAN act relating to cleo
,ions and the counting and preserving of
bauots.n In aid of the public health
thin the city of Milwaukee, and to pro-
Knit the sale of ice for drinking and eat
ind, nurposes, cut in any waters IN said
.o7ntv To amend section 3lSS, of this
reyised statutes of 1878, relating TO sher
a. sales of real estate. To fix the
a1,opnt chargeable for the maintenance
of insane persons in county asylums.
Relating to jails police stations and lock
Bps.
ritsly postponed and a message was re-
ceiyed from the governor returning with
ont his approval No. All, A., to provide
Tar opening or enlargement of Beaver
Dam or Crawfish river in Dodge county.
4 Also No. 53S, A., to enable the several
counties and the state to prosecute claims
for swamp and overlooked lands, Cor in
demsity therefore) due under the act of
congress, entitled, an act TO enable the
state of Arkansas and the other states, to
reclaim swamp lands within their limits,
onproved September %, 1850 OF this
hi the governor said: II would seem to
he uuwise at this time to change the mode
under which the state has been working
for so many years. Should the plan con-
templated by this bill be adopted in my
Judgment it would take from the state
100000 acres of land. In my opinion, it
would be absolutely impossible TO carry
ont the provisions of this bill without
seriously disturbing vested rights, and l
have therefore withheld my approval.
The consideration of both of these yetoes
laid over till Thursday morning.
TUESDAY, April 5.
Ssaate.-senate joint resolution No. 43,
that Senator James be and he is hereby
authorized to introduce bill prohibiting
the issuing of railroad passes to judges,
members Of the legislature and public
officers, coming up Tor consideration, the
ayes and noes we're called for on its pas
sage. After some debate the resolution
was defeated The following assembly
bills were concurred in: To amend the
revised statutes of 1873. relating to duties
of district attorneys. To appropriate to
Edward D. Holton 81 800 for services as
commissioner of state, at the New
Orleans Exposition. To amend secsiol
1894 of the revised statutes, relating to
courts of justices of the peace.
To authorize Judges of the circuit courts
10 subscribe for law reports for the use
of courts and judges in the state. To
protect children and to provide for their
removal from the custody of their parents
or guardians in certain cases. To pre-
vent employees from black listing err
ployes. Gov. Rusk notified the senate
that he would appoint Mark Douglas, of
Melro5e, and Charles l.. Valentine Of
Janesville commissioners of fisheries, for
the term of six years, from the first day
Of April 1888; which appointments were
confirmed.
HOuse-A Joint resolution was adopted
prohibiting the introduction of new bust
ness, except by unanimous vote, Anoth-
er resolution was offered, requiring mem
bey- not to speak over five minutes on
any measure. Lies over. At the evening
session several joint resolutions were
concurred in and the assembly adjourned
at 8 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY April 6.
SeHaie.-The following bills were CON
cured in: To amend section 40, reyi--
ed statutes as amended by section l.,
chapter POI, ef the laws of 1888, relating
to district school books. To enable the
commissioners of public lands to carry
out the provisions of chapter 352, laws of
1888, and to appropriate a sum of money
therefor. To provide for a general law
Tor the incorporation of cities. The
supreme court judges are authorized to
appoint three competent persons, one of
them to be the attorney general, to draft
sNch till To authorize railroads to ex
tend their lines into the state of Wiscon-
sin. 70 amend section 1865, of
chapter "a, revised statutes, relative
TO drains and water courses. The
report of the Joint committee on
final dlOurnment-that all new business
cease on Wednesday the 18th, and that
the final adjournment be on Friday the
l7th-coming up, for consideration it was
laid over under suspension of the rules
H9use-Among the more important
bills concured are the following. Per
hitting the members OF secretary of the
state board Of charities and reform to be
paid their expenses for 100 days each
year instead of sixty, when in attend
auee upon foreign philanthropic mis-
sions, with the sanction Of the governor
and authorizing the board to purchase 100
copies Of the annual proceedings of the
national conference of charities and cor
ieelons and also certain other publica-
N"n Making the wrongful wearing Grand
army badges q misdemeauor punishable
oy an Imprisonment of not more than
lhlriy days. OF by fpe not exceeding
f-' or both. Making counties and mum
cpaAues liable for damages or harm to
persons or property during riots. reso-
'1'lou for amendment TO the constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of
alcoholic liquors to be used as beverage
VS. indefinitely postponed. The ayes
ana noes being demanded, it was decided
10 me Affirmative; ayes, So; noes, IS; alb.
sent or not voting, "a.
THURSDAY, April Z.
>rH7'e-Joint resolution No. 81, S, that
d" business cease on Wednesday, April -.
Except reports from committees
VN enrolled and engrossed bills and mes
sases from his excenency the governor,
a"4 mat the Legislature finally adjourn at
clock p. m, Friday April 10 1887.
A~'pied. Joint resolution No. "a. A.. for